title: Overactive bladder in diabetes mellitus patients: a questionnaire-based observational investigation.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Bladder dysfunction, secondary to diabetes, is mainly characterized by poor bladder emptying and overflow incontinence. However, there is evidence in literature that storage symptoms, as those suggestive for overactive bladder (OAB), may also affect people with diabetes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of overactive bladder, the complaint of urinary urgency with/without urge incontinence, usually with frequency and nocturia, in people with diabetes compared to healthy subjects (control group).
  
  
  METHODS
  Symptoms were assessed through the overactive bladder questionnaire (OAB-q), an investigative tool, specifically developed for OAB diagnosis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  OAB-q scores resulted higher in diabetic people than those of the control group. Age and disease duration resulted in measurements that showed a statistical correlation with the OAB-q scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  OAB symptoms are more prevalent in diabetic people than in non-diabetic people. This prompts further research to determine whether the onset of OAB symptoms can be considered as an indicator of diabetic neuropathy.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Urology ICOT, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medicine, Sapienza University of Rome, Corso della Repubblica 79, 04100, Latina, LT, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Palleschi
authors.forename: Antonio Luigi
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Pastore
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maggioni
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fuschi
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pacini
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Petrozza
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carbone
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D053201:Urinary Bladder, Overactive / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin